Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather in United States

ClintonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 51 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 3:39PM CDT until May 16 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

An estimated 112,617 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates38.5991, -89.4257
Nearest CityO'Fallon (42 km)
Population Exposed112.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-16T20:39:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1008d7844e784662abaa5bbf3bea28a6

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescClinton, IL; St. Clair, IL; Marion, IL
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 3:39PM CDT until May 16 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Expires2026-05-16T16:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS St Louis MO
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1008d7844e784662abaa5bbf3bea28a6c9780c07.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ae54363294621650fe9f122b857b9c5df5d6bee.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf73527e5daf805118190de4a4cf46cb9ff1c505.001.1"]

Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.